Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland

Ralph Neville
1st Earl of Westmorland
4th Baron Neville de Raby[a]
Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, wearing the Lancastrian Collar of Esses; detail of his effigy at Staindrop Church, County Durham
Bornc. 1364
Died21 October 1425 (aged c. 61)
Buried1425
Staindrop Church, County Durham
FamilyHouse of Neville
Spouse(s)Margaret Stafford (m. 1383; d. 1396)
Joan Beaufort (m. 1396)
Issue
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FatherJohn, 3rd Baron Neville
MotherMaud Percy
Arms of Neville: Gules, a saltire argent
Alabaster effigy of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland with his two wives, Staindrop Church, County Durham, considered the finest sepulchral monument in the north of England.[1] On his tunic he displays the arms of Neville; his head rests on a helm atop which is the bull's head crest of Neville
Contemporary miniature of the 1st Earl of Westmorland with twelve of his children. Another miniature (not pictured) features his second wife, Lady Joan Beaufort, with the rest of his children

Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland KG PC Earl Marshal (c. 1364 – 21 October 1425), was an English nobleman of the House of Neville.


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  1. ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 552.